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*Run Lola Run* (original title *Lola rennt*) is a 1998 German film directed, written, and composed by Tom Tykwer. The cast includes Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Suzanne von Borsody, and Klaus Müller. Produced by Stefan Arndt for X-Filme Creative Pool, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and Arte, the film was shot in Berlin, with locations including Rathaus Schöneberg and Deutsche Oper. It is classified as a drama, thriller, crime, and experimental film, with a runtime of 80 to 81 minutes.
The film’s original languages are German, English, and Japanese. It received the Online Film Critics Society Award and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Nominations included the Golden Lion, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, and the German Film Award for Best Feature Film. The film has a budget of 1,530,000 and generated 7,660,911 in revenue. Audience ratings include 7.6 on IMDb and 7.297 on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
7.3Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.
Cast
- Franka Potente as Lola
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Manni
- Herbert Knaup as Father
- Nina Petri as Mrs. Hansen
- Armin Rohde as Mr. Schuster
- Joachim Król as Norbert von Au
Themes
- race against time
- berlin, germany
- fate
- excited
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Key facts
- German
- Lola Rennt
- Directed by
- Tom Tykwer
- Written by
- Tom Tykwer
- Produced by
- Stefan Arndt
- Starring
- Franka Potente Moritz Bleibtreu Herbert Knaup Nina Petri Joachim Król Armin Rohde Heino Ferch Suzanne von Borsody Sebastian Schipper
- Narrated by
- Hans Paetsch
- Cinematography
- Frank Griebe
- Edited by
- Mathilde Bonnefoy
- Music by
- Tom Tykwer Johnny Klimek Reinhold Heil
- Production companies
- X-Filme Creative Pool WDR Arte
- Distributed by
- Prokino Filmverleih
- Release date
- 20 August 1998 ( 1998-08-20 )
- Running time
- 80 minutes
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Budget
- $1.75 million
- Box office
- $23.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Run Lola Run (German: Lola rennt, lit. 'Lola Runs') is a 1998 German thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. It follows a woman named Lola (Franka Potente) who needs to obtain 100,000 marks in 20 minutes to save the life of her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).
Run Lola Run screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. Following its release, the film received critical acclaim and several accolades, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Film at the Seattle International Film Festival, and seven awards at the German Film Awards. It was also selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, though it was not ultimately nominated.
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